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This unique A-Z reference work includes stories of prominent and lesser-known individuals, battles, weapons, ships, fleets, and more. Each entry includes hard to find facts on events that took place on the high seas and in the ports, cities, and settlements of the New World.

Cross-references link related entries, and a bibliography directs readers to additional sources of information.

While piracy today typically occurs in specific areas--such as Somalia and Southeast Asia--a single pirate attack can involve and affect many different countries. For example, a supertanker traveling in the South China Sea might be owned by a Saudi Arabian oil company, built in South Korea, registered in Liberia, captained by an Italian, and crewed by Filipinos. And, as reports of attacks on commercial vessels and cruise liners become more common, the topic of modern piracy receives ever-increasing international scrutiny.

This chapter-based reference handbook examines modern piracy from...

Mexico's past is riddled with stories of struggle--military battles, internal rebellions, revolutions, and drug wars. This in-depth reference provides a complete military history of that country since its War of Independence in 1810 through the present day. From the evolution of combat in the region, to the motivations and tensions behind recurrent conflicts, to the dubious beginnings of drug gangs and warlords, this is the only book of its kind to explore Mexican warfare in such great depth.

This detailed study consists of an alphabetical compilation of roughly 300 entries dealing with...

Over the past decade, research in Spanish, French, and Dutch archives, as well as in traditional English repositories, has resulted in a clearer picture of the activities and lives of the pirates who roamed the seas during the "Golden Age of Piracy" from 1650 to 1720. That is the picture shared in "Daily Life of Pirates." The book describes how pirates actually lived, touching on their food and drink, their hideouts, and their humor. It also examines their ships, weapons and seamanship, their plunder--and their use of torture.

The book's detailed coverage is made possible by newly...